Blackwell guide to the philosophy of law and legal theory /

Blackwell guide to the philosophy of law and legal theory / Philosophy of law and legal theory edited by Martin P. Golding and William A. Edmundson. - Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2005. - ix, 355 p. ; 25 cm. - Blackwell philosophy guides ; 18 . - Blackwell philosophy guides ; 18. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Natural law theory / Legal positivism / American legal realism / Economic rationality in the analysis of legal rules and institutions / Critical legal theory / Four themes in feminist legal theory : difference, dominance, domesticity, and denial / Criminal law theory / Philosophy of tort law / Contract theory / commons and the anticommons in the law and theory of property / Legal evidence / Legal and moral obligation / Theories of rights / contractarian approach to punishment / Responsibility / Legislation / Constitutionalism / Adjudication and legal reasoning / Privacy / Continental perspectives on natural law theory and legal positivism / Some contemporary trends in continental philosophy of law / Objectivity / Can there be a theory of law? / Mark C. Murphy -- Brian H. Bix -- Brian Leiter -- Lewis A. Kornhauser -- Mark V. Tushnet -- Patricia Smith -- Douglas Husak -- Benjamin C. Zipursky -- Eric A. Posner -- Stephen R. Munzer -- Alvin I. Goldman -- Matthew H. Kramer -- Alon Harel -- Claire Finkelstein -- Martin P. Golding -- Jeremy J. Waldron -- Larry A. Alexander -- Richard Warner -- William A. Edmundson -- Jes Bjarup -- Guy Haarscher -- Nicos Stavropoulos -- Joseph Raz. The A

A complete critical survey of the central themes and issues of the philosophy of law today. Focusing and advancing key arguments throughout, each essay incorporates essential background material serving to clarify the history and logic of the relevant topic.

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